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The visitors to the power stations Palü and Cavaglia have the chance, on their guided tour, to discover how captivating electricity can be. How water-power is transformed into electricity, with the use of turbines, pumps and generators, is impressively explained, and can be viewed at close quarters. A rarity, worldwide, awaits you in the power station Palü: a Pelton turbine and a Francis turbine drive, via a 28m long vertical axle, the same generator. Tickets and reservations: The Rhätische Railway offers special tickets for the tour of the ecological power station and the tunnel railroad (There are no tickets available at the meeting point!) Reservations are obligatory. A minimum of 6 persons are necessary to form a tour party. The tour party mustn't include more than 16 participants.  Dates:Every Tuesday and Thursday, from June to October Tours are held in German. Meeting place and ticket inspection: Railway station Alp Grüm (by the RE info-board nr. 5) 10.15am or 14.15pm. The tour lasts about 2 hours and ends at the power station Cavaglia. Good hiking clothes, shoes, etc. are recommended. Groups and school partys Special tours for groups and school classes, from 8 to a maximum of 20 persons, are possible every day, excepting Tuesdays and Thursdays. Only group reservations are possible. Pontresina Tourist Information CH-7504 Pontresina Phone +41 (0)81 838 83 00 Mail: pontresina@estm.ch Rätia Energie CH-7503 Samedan Phone +41 (0)81 839 71 11 Mail: info@repower.ch Web: www.repower.ch |
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Ecological power station Palü
